About Malapadu Village

Malapadu is a small village in Paderu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 123 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malapadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malapadu village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Visakhapatnam
Tehsil	Paderu
Pincode	531024
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	255
Male Population	123
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malapadu compares

By the 2011 count Malapadu is the 51st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 255 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1110.

Getting to Malapadu

Malapadu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Malapadu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malapadu from other places

Malapadu lies about 66 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Araku Valley, about 34 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Malapadu
Tehsil headquarters	Paderu	13 km
Nearest town	Chodavaram	28 km
Nearest railway station	Araku Valley	34 km
District headquarters	Visakhapatnam	66 km

Villages closest to Malapadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paderu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Malapadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Malapadu village had a population of 255. That makes it the 51st largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 255 residents.

Malapadu village has 123 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malapadu has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1110.

The pincode recorded for Malapadu is 531024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malapadu covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malapadu falls under Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Malapadu is Araku Valley, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Malapadu.

Malapadu is about 66 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malapadu is in Paderu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paderu is about 13 km away. Chodavaram is about 28 km away. Araku Valley is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.